| Khaleja | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Written by | Trivikram Srinivas |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yash Bhatt Sunil Patel |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Kanakaratna Movies |
| Distributed by | Geetha Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹30 crore[1] |
Khaleja[a] (transl. Courage)[2] is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Anushka and Prakash Raj, while Shafi, Sunil, Sameer Hasan, Amit Tiwari, Subbaraju, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam and Ali play supporting roles. The plot follows Raju (Mahesh Babu), a cab driver who gets hailed as God in a remote village and ends up facing GK (Prakash Raj), a powerful industrialist, to save the village. The film deals with illegal-mining in India, and related environmental damage.[3] It marks Babu's return as an actor after a three-year hiatus in his second collaboration with Trivikram after Athadu.
The film was released on 7 October 2010 to positive reviews from critics and audience alike but was declared a box office failure. Despite the debacle, the film won two Filmfare South awards for Best Male Playback Singer and Best Lyricist.[4][5] Over the years the film has undergone re-evaluation and has achieved cult classic status as it was deemed ahead of its time in terms of story telling and technicality. The film was listed in the Film Companion's "25 Greatest Telugu Films of the Decade."[6]
- ^ "Mahesh Babu's Kaleja likely on his birthday". 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Tollywood takes divine path with its themes". The New Indian Express. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Movie Review:Mahesh Khaleja- Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ 16reels.com. "Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010 (South)". Telugu.16reels.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Audio of Khaleja released". The Hindu. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade | Film Companion". www.filmcompanion.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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